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Author's Calendar: Henry Fielding

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Good biography of Henry Fielding (1707-1754 CE), the English Romantic novelist.

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Author's Calendar: Simone De Beauvoir

For Students 9th - 10th

A biography and brief history on the life of Simone de Beauvoir. Contains quotations, and links to further information.

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Author's Calendar: Ludovico Ariosto

For Students 9th - 10th

The biography on this Italian poet is thorough and contains a selected bibliography.

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Author's Calendar: Bertolt Brecht

For Students 9th - 10th

A very thorough biography on German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Discusses his upbringing, his career as a playwright, and his overall controversial life.

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Author's Calendar: T(homas) E(dward) Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th

This site contains a biography of British archeological scholar, adventurer, and military strategist, T.E.Lawrence. It gives details on his early life and life in Arabia. It includes quotations, and links to further information.

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Author's Calendar: Anatole France

For Students 9th - 10th

A fairly thorough biography in English with an attached bibliography.

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Author's Calendar: Langston Hughes

For Students 9th - 10th

Langston Hughes is known mainly for his rhythmic poems set to music. This site gives an in-depth look at his background, including biographical information, what he wrote about, who influenced him, and his level of success.

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African American Literature Book Club: Alex Haley

For Students 9th - 10th

This site provides a concise biography of Haley, the video [12:28] "Alex Haley Interview Roots (Merv Griffin Show 1977)" and links to six of his books.

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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: El Poder De La Palabra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Space dedicated to prose, where you can find numerous Spanish literary passages, as well as author biographies and pictures. You can also read about art (organized by countries, periods, museums), music (organized by countries, periods,...

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Novel guide.com: "The Prince"

For Students 9th - 10th

NovelGuide.com provides a thorough study guide including summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analysis, quotes, and an author biography.

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Scholastic: A Year Down Yonder

For Teachers 6th - 8th

This resource features a lesson plan for teaching the book A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. This resource includes links to an author biography and interview.

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Brandeis University: Author Biographies: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th

An insightful and detailed view of the life and writings of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Gordan Korman

For Students 1st - 5th

Read the biography of Gordan Korman's biography, who is the author of children's books such as Swindle.

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Mocomi: Helen Keller Biography

For Students 5th - 9th

Interesting biographical information, fun facts, and famous quotes about Helen Keller, a deaf-blind American author, political activist, and lecturer.

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Classic Reader: Author: Aleksandr S. Pushkin

For Students 9th - 10th

This site focuses on the author Aleksandr S. Pushkin including a link to Pushkin's biography and links to the full text of two of his short stories: "The Queen of Spades" and "The Shot".

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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Avi

For Students 3rd - 8th

On this website, students learn about Avi's biography. Learn all about the author of children's books such as the Crispin and Poppy Series.

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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th

Kids learn about Beverly Cleary's biography on this website. Students can explore information about the author of children's books such as Henry Huggins.

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